To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from allowing IRS personnel to use a personal device, including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or store taxpayer information.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from allowing IRS personnel to use a personal device, including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or store taxpayer information., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring No Devices Bear Your Own Data Act or the END BYOD Act.
- Section id10d0301b69a14caaaa6f457f71c9b08d: 2. Prohibiting IRS personnel from using personal devices for business purposes The Secretary may not establish, permit, or administer any program (regardless...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from allowing IRS personnel to use a personal device, including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or store taxpayer information., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Finance, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from allowing IRS personnel to use a personal device, including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or store taxpayer information., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Thune (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Daines, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any electronic device (including mobile devices, smartphones, tablet computing devices, or laptop computing devices) which— is the personal property of an individual described in subsection (b)
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